CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL

DEMOREST, Ga. - The Piedmont University women's soccer team won the first-ever CCS Championship in penalty kicks, 3-2. Gloomy weather oversaw Piedmont and Maryville battle it out for the CCS Championship Saturday afternoon. 

The Scots and Lady Lions traded opportunities in the first 45, with Maryville narrowly edging out the lead in shots 6-5. The Scots controlled the better portion of the final 15 minutes of the first half, but neither team would find the back of the net before the halftime whistle.

Out of half, the Scotts picked up right where they left off. However, the script would flip and the Lady Lions would begin to dominate.

Heavy downpour ensued as overtime began at the Walker Athletic Complex. The Scots led in overtime opportunities 6-2 but the game remained 0-0 after 110 minutes of play and penalties would be required to find a winner. Delany Muldoon was the first to shoot for the Scots, only to have her attempt saved. Piedmont followed with Abby Judge who placed her shot over the crossbar.

Maryville would be the first to score as Hannah Smoot would best Hayley Dornan in goal. Anya Olson took the next penalty for the Lady Lions but it was saved by a diving Sydney Mahr. With a 1-0 lead, Scots leading scorer on the season Sierra Lee went bottom right and beat Dornan, despite Dornan getting a hand to it. 

Trailing by two, Piedmont needed to find a successful attempt. Kaylee King did just that, putting a left footed ball away to get Piedmont on the board. Dornan shut down Annabelle Procter on Maryville's next attempt and Katy Brown hit a laser through the hands of Mahr to level the squads 2-2. 

In the biggest save of the penalties, Dornan made the final save against Hailey Cartt and gave Piedmont a chance to win it.

CCS Defensive Player of the Year Kaity Hemperly took the long walk up to the spot and buried the opportunity in the bottom left, crowning Piedmont the first ever CCS Champions.

The Lady Lions now await the NCAA Selection show on Monday to see if their season continues. 

2022 CCS Women's Soccer All-Championship Team
Emily Easterling, Belhaven
Lucy Sandhoff, Covenant
Sydney Mahr, Maryville
Anabelle Procter, Maryville
Haylee Dornan, Piedmont
Elissa Lotter, Piedmont
Anya Olson, Piedmont

Championship Most Outstanding Player - Haylee Dornan, Piedmont

CCS Women's Soccer Championship Schedule

Tuesday, October 25
First Round  
Match One - No. 8 Agnes Scott 1, No. 9 Wesleyan 0

Saturday, October 29 
Quarterfinals
Match Two - No. 1 Piedmont 4, No. 8 Agnes Scott 0
Match Three - No. 4 Covenant 2, No. 5 LaGrange 1
Match Four - No. 2 Maryville 5, No. 7 Berea 1
Match Five - No. 3 Belhaven 2, No. 6 Huntingdon 0

Wednesday, November 2 
Semifinals
No. 1 Piedmont 1, No. 4 Covenant 0
No. 2 Maryville 1, No. 3 Belhaven 1 (Maryville advances on PKs, 4-2)

Saturday, November 5
Championship 
No. 1 Piedmont 0, No. 2 Maryville 0 (Piedmont wins on PKs, 3-2)

- Information for this release provided by the athletic communications staff at Piedmont Unviersity -

ABOUT THE COLLEGIATE CONFERENCE OF THE SOUTH
The CCS is an NCAA Division III athletic conference that began play during the 2022-23 academic year. The conference features nine members and sponsors championships across 14 sports. In addition to sharing the member institutions' geographic identity, the name 'Collegiate Conference of the South' is indicative of a shared commitment to academic excellence, which is commensurate with the NCAA Division III philosophy.

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